Ohio Code § 4503.032

§ 4503.032.

(A) As used in this section, “ candidate ,” “ contribution ,” and “ campaign committee ” have the same meanings as in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code . (B) No person shall knowingly solicit directly or indirectly, orally or by letter, or

be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, subscription, or contribution

for any political party, for the governor or his campaign committee, or for any candidate

for public office or his campaign committee from a person known by the solicitor to

be a deputy registrar under contract with the registrar of motor vehicles. (C) Neither the registrar nor any person shall award a deputy registrar contract to a

person, or promise to do so, because that person pays an assessment or subscription

to, or makes a contribution to, any political party, the governor or his campaign

committee, or any candidate for public office or his campaign committee.  Neither the registrar nor any person shall withhold a deputy registrar contract

from a person, or threaten to do so, because that person fails to pay an assessment

or subscription to, or fails to make a contribution to, any political party, the governor

or his campaign committee, or any candidate for public office or his campaign committee.  Neither the registrar nor any person shall terminate a deputy registrar contract

awarded to a person, or threaten to do so, because that person fails to pay an assessment

or subscription to, or fails to make a contribution to, any political party, the governor

or his campaign committee, or any candidate for public office or his campaign committee. (D) Whoever violates this section shall be fined ten thousand dollars.